We started our assembly as a whole school to say thank you and good luck to Mrs Wosu who is leaving for a new job in St George’s School.
Our two themes were the launches of Maths Week and Fairtrade Fortnight. Our Class of the Week was P7C.
Primary One Open Day 2026
If you have a child who will be starting school in August 2027 then please come to our school Open Day! We look forward to welcoming you from 9:15-10:15am and 1:45pm – 2:45pm.
On Saturday 26 September, from 11am–4pm, we’ll be opening up the workshop for a free day of making, demonstrations and hands-on activities for all ages. Visitors can explore our workshops, see live demonstrations and discover everything from woodworking and metalwork to textiles and digital fabrication.For younger visitors, TinkerTown will be taking over the yard with a hands-on building activity, giving children the chance to experiment, create and construct using scrap materials. We’ll also be joined by sewing volunteers from Edinburgh Street Stitchers and SHRUB Coop, who will be running a drop-in garment repair workshop. Visitors can bring along clothes in need of repair and learn practical hand-sewing and mending skills, with materials and equipment provided.
Edinburgh Open Workshop, Doors Open Day Saturday 26 September 2026 11am–4pm Edinburgh Open Workshop, Leith Free entry – everyone welcome
Just a quick reminder for parents who wish to pre-order copies of our ‘First Class’ souvenir edition, featuring P1 class photographs from schools in the local area which is coming up fast! The final order deadline is 22nd September 2026 before 11.30pm on our Eventbrite site, or 4.30pm via our phone line on 0330 403 3004. Full order details are a previous email.
Enriching Play Course
Playbase1: Enriching Play – a course for parents and carers of children aged 2 – 5 years. The course is accredited by Edinburgh College at SCQF level 4 and all participants will be registered as students at Edinburgh College. Delivery will take place at Edinburgh College Granton Campus, commencing on Friday 23 October, from 10am – 12pm.
Applicants will be notified of the outcome by Friday 16 October 2026.
Beavers and Cubs
Come along to 100th Pentland Beavers and Cubs! Experience exciting, adventurous, outdoor opportunities that joining Beavers or Cubs provides. We have spaces for children aged 6-10 – around P1 to P5. https://sites.google.com/100thpentland.org.uk/home/ explains more about the groups, when and where they meet, including contact details and how to sign up.
The focus of Friday’s assembly was Global Goals and Metaskills. A refresher on what they are and how they can help us in our lives and learning. We had time to showcase some of the musical talent we have in our school currently. We also had lots of certificate winners.
School Improvement 2026-2027
Following our evaluations from last session, we have identified two overarching themes this session in our Improvement Plan for 2026-2027.
Continue to improve learning and teaching to ensure consistency, quality of experience and improve outcomes for all learners.
Our outcomes:
Staff become skilled in the Edinburgh Pupil Tracking Online Tool to analyse data confidently.
Staff can use data and evidence to evaluate learning and teaching more accurately and identify next steps in learning.
Continue to embed our new writing programme, ‘The Write Stuff’. Plan well and celebrate success with our learners.
Learners experience greater consistency in expectations, support, challenge, feedback and opportunities to lead and share learning.
Children and Young People take responsibility for their own learning and progress. Improve skills to lead learning and others.
Outcomes:
Pupils have increased opportunities to discuss progress with their teacher.
Reflective learning walks with Pupil Council and feedback shared.
Learner Conversations with Senior Leadership Team at different times of the year.
Pupils consulted and involved in playground plans.
Pupils regularly involved in IDL, planning and next steps in learning.
Rights Respecters continue to promote awareness of Global Goals and all issues relating to democracy, citizenship and critical/independent thinking.
Meet the Teacher – Tuesday 8th September (4pm – 5pm)
Come along and meet the new class teacher, look around the classroom and find out what your child will be learning this session. Mr. Gilhooley will host two curriculum and whole school updates in the School Hall lasting 15 minutes each. One at 4pm and one at 4.30pm.
P1A and P1B Meet The Teacher 3:45pm – 4:30pm. A presentation from the Class Teacher on everything you need to know as a new P1 parent (no creche facility).
Lost Property
We are 2.5 weeks into the start of the new session and we already have mounds of lost property! Most sweatshirts and cardigans are unmarked, so we don’t know who they belong to.
Please ensure your child’s sweatshirt, cardigan, jumper or coat has their name written or sewn onto the collar.
Cauliflower Cards
We know it is early! However, to raise money for our P7 yearbook, your child will come home with a Christmas Card design attached to a form. Please follow the information on the form carefully and return the form with artwork attached back to your class teacher no later than 20th of October. Please pop this date in your calendars as final submission date! More information on this to come.
Parent Forum meeting – you’re invited!
All parents, carers and school staff are warmly invited to the first Parent Forum meeting of the new school year.
NYCOS
The NYCOS choir starts back this week and there are opportunities for all children to join.
NYCOS connects with schools and young people locally, and are keen to keep building those relationships — both by welcoming more young singers into the choir and by finding opportunities to work with schools in the future.
NYCOS is a great complement to school learning, with proven benefits in literacy and numeracy. The musicianship programme develops aural skills, musical understanding and confidence — valuable skills that young people can take into everything else they do in school.
Our new Clerical Assistant – Mrs Katie Neil has started in our Office. Katie comes from St Joseph’s in Broomhouse with a good range of experience.
In addition, we are delighted to welcome Miss Katie Brennan to Bruntsfield as our new Pupil Support Officer. Katie has a background in psychology and education. She will be starting her new role in a few weeks.
Achievements
Well done to Romina who won a ‘Green Pencil’ book token for her writing!
Please share extra curricular achievements with your teacher or the office, we would like to celebrate our pupils in all areas.
Key dates for your diary
August – October Mid Term
28/8 – P1 Teddy Bears’ Picnic
7/9 – Edinburgh September Holiday
8/9 – Meet the Teacher
22&23/9 – P5 EPIC Days (Outdoor Adventure) at Bonaly
Morningside Youth Choir is a not-for-profit weekly term time youth choir aimed at P6-S3 and starts on Friday 4th September at Morningside Parish Church.
The flyer is attached for reference. All volunteers hold a PVG from Disclosure Scotland.
We celebrated World Ocean Day and considered the vital role the oceans play in our daily lives. Leamington won the House Cup for May!
Bake Sale
Our Bake Sale raised just over £1000 for books in the school. A huge thank you to those who donated baking. A massive thank you too to Lina one of our parents, who was central to this success.
P7 Camp Lagganlia
As I write, 65 tired children and 5 staff are heading down the A9 from Lagganlia back to school. The format was slightly different this year. Our children relished the range of activities; proudly overcoming challenges. Their manners and behaviour was excellent. The Lagganlia staff were full of praise for them and are looking forward to working with Group 2 next week. They’ll all sleep well tonight! If you haven’t already, check out the photo’s from the week by clicking here.
Scottish Veterans Alliance
Scotland’s Veterans Wellbeing Alliance and the Centre for Military Research, Education, and Public Engagement are hosting a celebration for the Armed Forces Community on 20th June 2026 (12pm – 4pm). There’ll be loads of fun activities to get involved in. From arts and crafts, wellness workshops, a treasure hunt for children young and old, a dog show and talent competition, pipes and drums, mocktail making, virtual reality and cake. The history of the site at Craiglockhart Campus is preserved in the War Poets Library, which will also be open for you to have a look round.
Summer Holiday Bike Camps
Summer Holiday bike camps still have spaces, so please see the booking/ information link. We start and finish on the Meadows. Favourite routes include to Portobello beach for an ice cream, Musselburgh BMX track and even over the Forth Bridge to Fife! Summer Bike Camp form: https://forms.gle/M946P4WdbphpRVdJA
On Monday we talked about anxiety and stress and the strategies we can use to cope with these issues. We shared our achievements, celebrated birthdays and congratulated our certificate winners. Class of the Week was P7A.
Achievement
Congratulations to Ralphie, Max W, Odin (P7D) who wrote a short movie called “Hot Ticket” which their teacher submitted on their behalf to Edinburgh & Lothians Schools Film Competition. Their movie, which features themselves, supporting actors (P7 pupils) and the local community, has been selected by a Youth Jury to feature in the final competition on the 15th of June at a nearby cinema! Well done to all pupils (and a parent cameo) involved!
Sports Day
On Wednesday, we had an amazing Sports Day in Bruntsfield Links. The weather stayed fair and our new format seemed to go down really well across the school community! Many thanks to Ms Knust for all her organising and P7D and Miss McKenna for supporting on the day. Thanks again to all the supporters who made it along too!
Summer Weather
We have enjoyed mostly sunny days this week with higher temperatures and cloudless skies. Our staff cannot apply sunscreen to the children, so please ensure sunscreen is applied first thing in the morning or if they can apply the cream themselves, they could bring a small tube with them just in case. Sunhats etc are optional!
Session 2026/27
As expected, our class numbers for next year will reduce from 21 to 19. We have bucked the national and local roll trend for the last 3 years as our pupil numbers have remained high. However, we have been allocated 2 Primary 1 classes this coming year and we drop from 4 to 3 P7 classes. We hope to finalise teacher allocations over the next 2 weeks.
Summer Fair
The Summer Fair was great fun. We raised a lot of money for our school on a wonderful Saturday afternoon. Many thanks to our Events Committee and the people who volunteered on the day. The success of the day was down to our fantastic Bruntsfield Community and teamwork.
Lagganlia
I will be leading our first P7 group residential adventure to Lagganlia all week next week. We are looking forward to an amazing 5 days. Ms Lamond, Mrs Nicol and Mrs Dobie will be available to support in any way while I’m away.
The Bruntsfield Cup – Girls Football Tournament
It’s just over a week until we host our second Bruntsfield Cup on Saturday 6th June from 9am- 12.30pm at Harrison park. This year we expect over 400 children, 39 teams and 10 schools to come along. The full schedule can be found below –
Please find (attached) a programme of swimming, cycling, dance and various sports in the summer holidays specifically targeted at children with Additional Support Needs. Booking will open on Monday 1st June at 9.00am, and places will be filled ‘first come, first served’.
Up-lifting session to get singing with confidence and soul – we’ll warm up our voices and learn a whole song, Phoenix style! No experience needed – drop an email to info@thephoenixchoir.com to reserve your FREE space now! More info at: www.thephoenixchoir.com
Kids (8-11yrs) 4-5pm Youth (12-18yrs) 5.15-6.15pm
Sport and Physical Activity SummerProgramme
The Sport and Physical Activity Summer Programmeis the perfect way for children to stay active, build confidence, and have fun during the holidays. With low-cost sessions, experienced coaches, and a friendly environment, participants can enjoy learning new skills, making friends, and taking part in exciting activities. The attached flyer includes links to our Football, Tennis and ASN (Assisted Special Needs) summer activities.
Our theme this week was Fairness, Equity and Equality. We spoke about what this meant for everyone. House Winners are Viewforth and Class of the Week is P5A.
Sporting Achievements
On Wednesday 13th May a combined P6/P7 Bruntsfield football team took part in the second round of the Inspectors Cup at Meggetland playing fields.
Cheered on by parents and Mr Gilhooley, the boys put in an incredible performance in the driving rain against extremely tough opposition. They ended up winning one match, drawing another and narrowly losing the other two. Unfortunately their journey ends at this stage of the competition. Well done to the whole team for setting such high standards and never giving up. They can all be proud of how they represented the school and themselves. Well done Josh V (P6A), Joshua H, Elliott S (P6C), Oscar L, Max L, Luca P (P7A), Jack R (P7B), Jack C, Ralphie D and Max W (P7D).
On Thursday 14th May, in pretty miserable weather, Bruntsfield P6 and P7 Girls played in the first round of the EPSSA cup. They were in a really rough group with Sciennes Cup Winners TNP, Pentland, Bonaly and Blackhall. Bruntsfield competed well and finished second and successfully progress to the next round which is on May 28th. Well done girls!
Our school was participating in the Interscholastic Sports competition on Monday. We competed in the 80m , 600m, cricket throw, long jump and boys, girls and mixed relays. We did extremely well in all areas getting into the majority of the finals. Our P7 girls came over all 3rd in the girl’s relay and got bronze medals and our boys P7 team got pipped at the post for a 4th place. Tilly (P7D) came 4th in her final for the 80m and Oscar (P7A) came in 4th in the 600m. All the children did well and should be proud of their achievements as we are as a school. Well done !
🌞Summer fair donations reminder.
All donations for the summer fair are to be dropped off at the school during drop off on the morning of Friday 22nd May from 8.30am. Donations should be left with the fair team at the blue benches in the playground.
If you are unable to drop off your donation on Friday we can also take donations during set up from 10am on Saturday 23rd morning. Please take them directly to the correct stall.
Donations we are looking for:
Baking – Sweet and savoury baking donations are requested also if anyone is a keen bread maker we’d love to have some loaves to sell. Shop bought baking is also welcome. All baking must not contain nuts.
Second hand books and games – books and games must be in good re-sellable condition. We are only looking for card and board games. No jigsaws or other toys.
Second hand uniform – we are looking for blue jumpers/cardigans (BPS branded or other), polo shirts, skirts and trousers. All donations must be in a good, clean condition.
No white shirts, shoes, jackets or gym wear.
Uniform can also be left at the benches during drop off on the 19th-21st.
Second hand football boots – all donations should be in good clean condition.
Unused beads or broken beaded jewellery for bracelet making.
Plants for the plant sale. Plants can also be brought directly to the fair on Saturday.
Summer fair volunteer reminders.
We still require a large number of volunteers to help set up, run the stalls and clear away across all year groups. Please check the WhatsApp messages shared by your class rep to see the times still required. The fair can only run with the support of the school community so please help if you can.
Mural Painting Taster Session
The Parent Council will have a mural painting taster session in the lower playground near the Old Community Nursery during the Summer Fair. Come along and have a go!
Mandarin Speakers Coffee Morning
We have our Mandarin Coffee Morning on Wednesday the 20th May. Haizhen Sellar, Our Bilingual PSO (Mandarin) will be greeting families along with Stephan Millar (EAL teacher). Haizhen will talk about her role and taking questions. She will share how she can support Mandarin families with home-school communication and their children’s learning.
Bruntsfield Bake Sale!
The much-awaited Bake Sale is back at Bruntsfield Primary School! On Friday 29th May, during the school day, all pupils will get to enjoy a delicious selection of treats, with our beloved school mascot Brunzee joining in the fun. This event is not only a chance to enjoy some tasty bakes, but also a great opportunity for children to learn how small businesses work in practice. Our pupils will be taking the lead in running the sale, giving them hands-on experience in selling, while the rest of the school will get to pick and enjoy their favourite treats. Please save the date! We will need helpers on the day, and of course lots of bakes so that everyone can enjoy a well-deserved treat. Please find the flyer attached.
Morningside Umbrella Festival
The Morningside Umbrella Festival is aiming to create a miniature umbrella rainbow around the perimeter of Morningside Parish Church, and 949 umbrellas are needed to create the rainbow. The organisers of the Festival have offered us the opportunity to purchase these umbrellas before they go on general sale on Saturday 30th May when the festival opens. They will be outside the school gates on Wednesday 20th May from 2.45pm. Umbrellas are available for a recommended donation of £10. They hope their card machine will work outside but if you can bring cash it would be appreciated. You will also be able to collect an event programme which will give you the full details of the activities planned over the 2 weeks. Details of their family ceilidh are also attached. Please show your support for this local community fundraising campaign.
A Parent’s Guide to Children’s Rights – Wednesday 3 June, 5:30-6:30pm, online
Have you heard the term ‘UNCRC’ and wonder what it all means? Maybe your children are part of a Rights Respecting School and you feel you should know more about this? Do you feel confident you’d know what to do if your child’s rights were not being met?
Join Parenting Across Scotland and Together (Scottish Alliance for Children’s Rights) for this special free webinar for parents and carers, designed to help you understand children’s rights, the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) in Scotland and how the UNCRC can support your family. No previous knowledge is required. We’re here to help demystify children’s rights and build your confidence in talking about them.
Elodie C in P5B performed amazingly well at the Women’s Artistic Gymnastics competition. Fantastic!
Silas Ng in P7D has qualified in both the Butterfly and Backstroke events for the Scottish Schools Finals in Aberdeen on Friday 5th June. As he is only permitted to compete in one event, he has chosen the 50m Backstroke. We wish him all the best!
Bruntsfield entered 4 teams of boys and girls from P6 and P7 into the Edinburgh Cross Country. The P7 boys team came second! Congratulations to them and all the teams for competing so well!
On Wednesday 29th April a combined P6/P7 Bruntsfield football team took part in the first round of the Inspectors Cup at Wardie playing fields. A total of 46 teams took part from across Edinburgh with only 20 able to go through to the next round. The Bruntsfield team won two of their three matches meaning that they have qualified for the second round! This is a significant achievement considering the high standard of players so congratulations to Josh V (P6A), Joshua H, Elliott S (P6C), Oscar L, Max L, Luca P (P7A), Jack R (P7B), Jack C, Ralphie D and Max W (P7D). They play the next round on Wednesday 13th May at Meggetland.
Dates for the Diary
4th May – May Day Holiday
5th May – Inservice – School closed to pupils
6th May – return at the usual times.
w/b 11th May – Parent Consultations
18th May – Victoria Day – Edinburgh School Holiday
19th May – Everyone return to school
23rd May – Summer Fair
27th May – Sports Day
28th May – Sports Day fall back (in case of bad weather)
w/b 1st June – Lagganlia Group 1
w/b 8th June – Lagganlia Group 2
16th-18th June – P7 at High School.
19th June – Bruntsfield Prize Giving
22nd June – ‘Meet your new class teacher’
24th June – P7 Show
26th June – Leavers Assembly; End of Session.
Assembly
On Monday, we celebrated ‘Earth Day’ and discussed some of the challenges we have as global citizens to protect our planet. We celebrated different recent achievements with some of our children. Class of the Week was P5B.
Scooters
We have lots of scooters which have been left unlocked in our bike shed. Please ensure you take your child’s scooter home, or lock it up in a vacant space in the bike shelter.
Any scooters left uncollected and unlocked for a period of time will be removed from the bike shelter.
Summer Fair The Bruntsfield Primary School Summer Fair returns on Saturday 23rd May, 12pm-3pm. Come watch the performances at the festival of rock, play some games, enjoy delicious baking and have a fun afternoon supporting the school. This will be a cashless fair; payments can be taken by card or using our token system. The fair relies on the school community to make it a success and we will need lots volunteers to help on the day with donations, setting up, manning stalls and clearing up. Thank you to those of you who have been in touch already. We particularly need some additional first aiders to supplement our current pool. If you know you will available to help on Saturday 23rd May the links to sign up are in the most recent announcement on WhatsApp or
email bruntsfieldevents@gmail.com. We hope that as many people from the school and wider community are able to join us on the day.
Bruntsfield Parents Football
We raised an incredible £600 for our chosen charity – Cancer Care last Saturday at our charity match v Eskbank Dads at Dalkeith Campus. Thanks to all the parents who took part in an exciting 8-8 draw!
School Ceilidh – Thank You!
A huge thank you to everyone who attended the School Ceilidh last Saturday – everyone had a great time with CeilidhKids leading the way through the dances. We saw so many happy faces and raised over £500 for our school!
Well done to Alexander L (P6C) who has received an excellent report in his second year of the Software Academy.
Congratulations to Charlotte D (P4A) who was the mascot for the big Women’s Rugby International in Murrayfield last week.
Olivia Lin P7 is the 2026 under 12 years Edinburgh & Lothian Highland Dancing Champion. This is a massive achievement! Brilliant!
Diving – Congratulations to Arthur (P2A); Tomek (P4A); Jan (P5A); Matteo (P5A); Elodie (P5B); Lucy (P5B) and Cora (P5C) who have all been selected to progress to Phase 3 of the Edinburgh Diving Programme. Outstanding!
Tempest Class Photos
School class photos are taking place next Wednesday. To help the children look their best, we would appreciate them arriving in school uniform. While a branded school jumper is preferred for the photograph, a plain jumper in the school’s colour is fine. We also have a selection of pre-loved branded jumpers available at the office; children are welcome to pop in and collect one if we have their size available.
Bruntsfield Primary School Ceilidh.
This Saturday (25th April) 5pm-7pm in the Upper Hall. Still tickets available. See Parent Council Website for details.
Charity Football
A team of Bruntsfield Dads will be taking on a team from Eskbank for Charity in a fun football 11 a side match on Saturday 25th April at Dalkeith Campus. Wish us luck!
Back on Track
Back on Track has been supporting the South East Edinburgh Community for over four years. This event is an opportunity to reflect on the work and look ahead to what’s next. (see attachment).
Come and Sing!
St Mary’s Episcopal Cathedral in Edinburgh are hosting a Children’s Come and Sing event on Friday 19th June for children in P3-P7. The afternoon will start at 2pm with an informal performance for parents at 4pm. A link to the form for parents to sign up is available below.
Morningside Youth Choir is a not-for-profit weekly term time youth choir aimed at P6-S3 and starts on Friday 4th September at Morningside Parish Church. It is not affiliated to the church.
100th Pentland Beavers and Scouts
Is your child looking for adventure, new friendships, and the chance to learn skills that last a lifetime? Scouts is the perfect place to get involved! Whether they’re curious about the outdoors, want to develop leadership skills, or just have fun with others their age, there’s something in Scouting for them. 100th Pentland offer incredible experiences for both boys and girls at our Beavers (6-8 yrs) and Cubs (8-10.5 yrs). Both sections meet on a Friday evening in the Bruntsfield/Polwarth area and deliver exciting and high-quality balanced programmes for children.
We are also looking for enthusiastic adult volunteers to join our leader teams so that we can continue to deliver amazing experiences to our Beavers and Cubs. You’ll gain valuable skills, meet new people, and be part of a supportive community, all while making a lasting impact.
For more information about joining the Beavers or Cubs at the 100th Pentland, or about getting involved as an adult volunteer, please email neil.hogg@100thpentland.org.uk
House of Hormones – Thursday 14 May, 5:30-7pm, online
Join Parenting Across Scotland and Cyrenians Scottish Centre for Conflict Resolution as they delve into the issues households can face when generations within a family enter puberty and perimenopause at the same time. Joined by Lyndsay Harrison, General Nurse Practitioner and founder of Workplace Menopause Support, we’ll break down what’s going on in perimenopausal and teenage bodies and brains – and how to return the House of Hormones to peace. For more details and to sign up, visit: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/house-of-hormones-tickets-1985575742496?aff=oddtdtcreator
Last week, we explored facts about Ramadan and the Holi festival and we found out the winners of our Equality Group Competition. Merchiston were the top house this month and the Class of the Week was P5B.
World Book Day
We had an amazing Book Day this year! Lots of fun literacy activities and fantastic costumes! On Friday the upper school classes had an author visit from Justin Davis. We really enjoyed his talk and stories!
Parent Drop-In
When: THURSDAY 12th March (9:00am-10:00am)
Where: Nurture Nook (enter via door near the bike shed side of the playground)
What: Learning through play in P1 and P2 led by our Early Years Practitioners Mel McComb and Huma Iqbal
Parking
We still have the same cars stopping further up the road to drop off their children. Please drop off or park away from the school. Keep our streets around Bruntsfield School safe for all our children.
Easter Holiday Club
The Easter Holiday Club at Polwarth Church is running again this Easter.
Well done to Harris H in P6A for winning a Gold Award in the UK Intermediate Maths Challenge. An amazing achievement!
P1 Fire Service experience
P1 had a visit this week from Tollcross fire service. It was a great experience using the hoses, being talked through the equipment and experiencing being inside the cab.
Parent Drop-In
When: Friday 6th March (9:00am-10:00am)
Where: Nurture Nook (enter via door near the bike shed side of the playground)
What: P5, P6 and P7 parent mingle – a chance for parents of P5, P6 and P7 pupils to chat and share experiences
Easter Holiday Club
See information poster about a Easter Holiday Club hosted by Kidzcare at St Peter’s Primary School.
School Crossing Vacancy
There is a vacancy for a school crossing patrol guides in the local area and I was wondering if you could assist me with the above by perhaps promoting / highlighting the School Crossing Patrol Guide vacancies which is on the myjobscotland website (www.myjobscotland.gov.uk).
The closing date for the vacancies is the 11th of March 2026. As a shortcut to the vacancy candidates can either click on the link below.
This is a programme of free activities at The Wee Hub (Ocean Terminal) covering the coming weekend and next week (16 Feb -1 March 2026.)
Edinburgh Science Festival is back for another year of family fun and discovery over the Easter holiday!
The theme of this year’s Festival, Going Global, recognizes that scientific discovery is rarely made in isolation – it requires a collaboration of people and cultures from around the world. The Edinburgh Science Festival is on from 4 – 19 April 2026, and 35% of the Festival’s family-focused activities and events are FREE.
Parents can browse the full programme of events on the What’s On page of our website or by downloading the digital brochure.
Junior Ranger Programme
Please find attached details of our Junior Ranger Programme, which may be of interest to your young learners. The programme is designed for young people aged 11–18 years.
Seasons for Growth Parent & Carer Programme
Please see below, courses for parents and carers supporting children and young people experiencing bereavement, loss or separation. The course aims to help parents and carers better understand the experience of death, bereavement, separation and divorce from a child’s perspective. The programme focuses on how to communicate with their child using the Seasons for Growth approach, while looking after themselves.
Parents and carers looking to support their children through change and loss will.
Learn about how children respond to change, loss and grief.
Understand that it is normal to have a range of grief reactions.
Explore new approaches to change, loss and grief in the lives of their children.
Build communication, decision making and problem-solving skills.
Participate in a supportive network of adults.
Integrate their new learning into their family relationships.
Courses will run for two hours, over three weeks. This is a new course we are piloting, and we aim to run a small number of community-based courses each term, alongside colleagues who have trained and are delivering within school and learning community settings.
Grief and loss are common themes that come through for parents and carers; we hope that the course can go some way to help parents and carers feel a little more equipped.
